Cleaning the Field Lens

Briefly press the “PHASE” button, to position the shutter to protect the mirror surface from damage as far as possible.

Before cleaning the field lens, switch the camera’s main switch off and disconnect from the power supply!

Remove the lens or the protective cap from the camera‘s lens port.

Do not touch the mirror surface!

Pull the fibre screen Aphoto out of the holder by its tongue Aphoto using the special forceps.

Pull the field lens Aphoto out of the holder by its tongue Aphoto using the special forceps.

Clean the field lens with a dry, lint-free cloth.

Make sure that the frame is completely clean.

Using the special forceps, push the field lens as far as it will go into the holder. A sprung-ball catch fixes the field lens in the correct position.

Check that the fibre optic screen and its frame are completely clean.

Using the special forceps, push the fibre optic screen into the holder as far as it will go. A sprung-ball catch fixes the fibre optic screen in the correct position.

field lens fibre screen

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mirror

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